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Treatment of severe alcohol withdrawal when IV diazepam is not available*

Treatment of severe alcohol withdrawal when IV diazepam is not available*
IV: intravenous; CIWA: Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol; RASS: Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale; AWS: alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
* Doses are for adults. Medications and doses may need adjustment based upon comorbities (eg, liver disease), patient age, or other factors (eg, coadministered medications).
ΒΆ Lorazepam infusion is titrated to effect, and additional symptom-based bolus doses, 2 to 4 mg IV, are given when titrating the infusion up.
Courtesy of Robert S. Hoffman, MD.
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